In about 15 minutes the MLS draft coverage will begin on ESPN2. I'll watch it, but I'm not expecting much. Few people are evidently. From the WaPo:
So the chance for impact players seems non-existent. However, United has roster holes...lots of them. Steve Goff also speculates that DC may have to spend a pick on a goalkeeper as Nolly (who they got back in the Freddy Adu deal) has been trying to peddle his wares across Europe like a $50 whore.
And of course, twenty years from now, we will all get misty as we think back on the glorious Matias Donnet era, which has evidently come to an end.
There is also still no word on Brian Carroll. His not returning would be a big blow. I was a bit slow to appreciate his contribution to the team, but I get it now. I'm not sure there is anyone else on the roster who could be comfortably slotted in for him.
Looking at the roster right now is a little scary.
Unf Player Pos Birthdate MLS Status MLS Exp.
32 Bobby Boswell D 1983-03-15 1
24 Jeff Carroll M-D 1984-01-08 0
21 Stephen deRoux M 1983-12-13 0
5 Facundo Erpen D 1983-05-19 1
10 Christian Gomez M 1974-11-07 2
17 Joshua Gros M 1982-06-25 2
30 Ryan McIntosh GK 1983-03-19 0
22 Devon McTavish M 1984-08-08 0
6 Domenic Mediate M-F 1982-06-01 0
8 Justin Moose M 1983-11-23 0
99 Jaime Moreno F 1974-01-19 10
26 Bryan Namoff M 1979-05-28 5
14 Ben Olsen M 1977-05-03 7
1 Troy Perkins GK 1981-07-29 2
19 Clyde Simms M 1982-08-21 0
2 David Stokes D 1982-05-28 2
23 Jamil Walker M-F 1981-04-21 2
12 John Wilson D 1977-10-26 3
Hmm...time to call the calvary?
Today, United's decision-makers will have their work cut out for them during a four-round draft that, to many observers, does not have nearly as many potential impact players as in previous years.
"The talent has gotten a little more diluted; we've taken some young kids out of it [by signing them in previous years] and it shows," United Coach Tom Soehn said. "Having said that, there is always someone you feel you can develop."
So the chance for impact players seems non-existent. However, United has roster holes...lots of them. Steve Goff also speculates that DC may have to spend a pick on a goalkeeper as Nolly (who they got back in the Freddy Adu deal) has been trying to peddle his wares across Europe like a $50 whore.
And of course, twenty years from now, we will all get misty as we think back on the glorious Matias Donnet era, which has evidently come to an end.
There is also still no word on Brian Carroll. His not returning would be a big blow. I was a bit slow to appreciate his contribution to the team, but I get it now. I'm not sure there is anyone else on the roster who could be comfortably slotted in for him.
Looking at the roster right now is a little scary.
Unf Player Pos Birthdate MLS Status MLS Exp.
32 Bobby Boswell D 1983-03-15 1
24 Jeff Carroll M-D 1984-01-08 0
21 Stephen deRoux M 1983-12-13 0
5 Facundo Erpen D 1983-05-19 1
10 Christian Gomez M 1974-11-07 2
17 Joshua Gros M 1982-06-25 2
30 Ryan McIntosh GK 1983-03-19 0
22 Devon McTavish M 1984-08-08 0
6 Domenic Mediate M-F 1982-06-01 0
8 Justin Moose M 1983-11-23 0
99 Jaime Moreno F 1974-01-19 10
26 Bryan Namoff M 1979-05-28 5
14 Ben Olsen M 1977-05-03 7
1 Troy Perkins GK 1981-07-29 2
19 Clyde Simms M 1982-08-21 0
2 David Stokes D 1982-05-28 2
23 Jamil Walker M-F 1981-04-21 2
12 John Wilson D 1977-10-26 3
Hmm...time to call the calvary?
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